Carlsberg Challenge 1985
Carlsberg Challenge 1985
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 4th |
| Venue: | RTÉ Studios , Dublin , Ireland |
| Opening: | July 1985 |
| Endgame: | July 1985
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| Defending champion: |
 Jimmy White
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| Winner: |
Jimmy White
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| Finalist: |
 Alex Higgins
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| Highest Break: | 122 ( Jimmy White )
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The 1985 Carlsberg Challenge was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1985/86 season . The tournament was established in July 1985 in the RTÉ Studios in Ireland Dublin discharged. The winner was the Englishman Jimmy White , who defeated the Northern Irishman Alex Higgins 8: 3 in the final. White also played the highest break of the tournament with a 122 break.
Prize money
The televised tournament was sponsored by the Carlsberg Brewery , which paid out a total of £ 28,500 , of which just under two-fifths went to the winner.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 11,000 |
| finalist | £ 7,500 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 5,000 |
| All in all | £ 28,500 |
Tournament course
Four players were invited to the tournament, who played in the knockout system to win the tournament. The semi-finals were played in the best of 9 frames mode, while the final lasted a maximum of 15 frames.
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Semi-final Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 15 frames |
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| Jimmy White
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5 | |||||
| John Parrott
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3 | |||||
| Jimmy White
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8th | |||||
| Alex Higgins
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3 | |||||
| Alex Higgins
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5 | |||||
 Cliff Thorburn
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4th | |||||
final
The Englishman Jimmy White was in the final for the second time in a row and met the Northern Irishman Alex Higgins . Both players had made it to the finals relatively contested; White had defeated his compatriot John Parrott 5: 3 , while Higgins had defeated the Canadian Cliff Thorburn in the Decider .
Even if there are no exact frame results, it is known that White won the final 8: 3 with the help of three century breaks .
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Final: Best of 15 Frames RTE Studios , Dublin , Ireland , July 1986 |
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Jimmy White
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8 : 3 |
Alex Higgins
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| unknown | ||
| 122 | Highest break | - |
| 3 | Century breaks | - |
| - | 50+ breaks | - |
Century Breaks
During the tournament, Jimmy White played three Century Breaks :
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Jimmy White : 122 , 110, 105
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Ron Florax: 1985 Carlsberg Challenge. CueTracker.net, accessed July 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Carlsberg Challenge / Carling Challenge / Fosters Professional - Invitation Event. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on July 30, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1985 Carlsberg Challenge - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed July 30, 2019 .